Benete surf

Benete

Intermediate
Reef break · Moderate · Best: May–October · All tides
Working best in Sumbawa now Sori Point Epic · 2.2m @ 11s View →
Conditions right now
Good
Wave
1.7m
Swell
1.4m
8s · SSW
Period
8s
Wind
9 km/h
SSE · gust 22
Onshore
Water
27°C
Air
24°C

Surf report

Tide rising · High 8:00 AM 1.2m
Time Surf Swell Wind Tide
6 AM 1.8 m
1.8m 11s SSW
8 km/h on
0.8m
9 AM 1.8 m
1.8m 11s SSW
9 km/h on
1.2m
12 PM 1.8 m
1.7m 11s SSW
12 km/h on
0.2m
3 PM 1.7 m
1.7m 11s SSW
15 km/h on
-0.6m
6 PM 1.7 m
1.6m 10s SSW
10 km/h on
0.2m
Best session today
6 AM–8 AM
Onshore 1.8m swell @ 11s

Next 24 hours

Wave Swell
0.0 1.3 2.5 2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM

Wind

Speed Gusts (km/h)
0 20 40 2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM

Tide

High 8:00 AM · 1.2m Low 3:00 PM · -0.6m High 9:00 PM · 1.0m Low 3:00 AM · -0.3m
H 8 AM L 3 PM H 9 PM L 3 AM H 9 AM L 4 PM H 10 PM 2 AM8 AM2 PM8 PM2 AM8 AM2 PM8 PM

7-day outlook

Best days
Wed, Sep 9
1.6–1.8m
Thu, Sep 10
1.4–1.6m
Fri, Sep 11
1.3–1.4m
Sat, Sep 12
1.3–1.4m
Sun, Sep 13 Best
1.4–1.6m
Mon, Sep 14
1.6–1.6m
Tue, Sep 15
1.5–1.6m

Hourly detail

Show next 24h
Time Wave Swell Period Wind Tide
2 AM 1.7m 1.4m SSW 8s 9 SSE on 0.0m
3 AM 1.8m 1.5m SSW 9s 8 SSE on 0.1m
4 AM 1.8m 1.6m SSW 10s 6 SSE on 0.2m
5 AM 1.8m 1.8m SSW 11s 6 S on 0.5m
6 AM 1.8m 1.8m SSW 11s 8 SSE on 0.8m
7 AM 1.8m 1.8m SSW 11s 10 SSE on 1.1m
8 AM 1.8m 1.8m SSW 11s 8 SSE on 1.2m
9 AM 1.8m 1.8m SSW 11s 9 SSE on 1.2m
10 AM 1.8m 1.8m SSW 11s 11 S on 1.0m
11 AM 1.8m 1.7m SSW 11s 12 SSE on 0.7m
12 PM 1.8m 1.7m SSW 11s 12 SSE on 0.2m
1 PM 1.7m 1.7m SSW 11s 15 SSE on -0.2m
2 PM 1.7m 1.7m SSW 11s 15 SSE on -0.5m
3 PM 1.7m 1.7m SSW 11s 15 SSE on -0.6m
4 PM 1.7m 1.6m SSW 11s 14 SSE on -0.5m
5 PM 1.7m 1.6m SSW 11s 12 SSE on -0.2m
6 PM 1.7m 1.6m SSW 10s 10 SSE on 0.2m
7 PM 1.7m 1.6m SSW 10s 7 SSE on 0.6m
8 PM 1.6m 1.6m SSW 10s 8 SSE on 0.9m
9 PM 1.6m 1.6m SSW 11s 7 SSE on 1.0m
10 PM 1.6m 1.6m SSW 11s 8 SSE on 1.0m
11 PM 1.6m 1.6m SSW 11s 6 SSE on 0.8m
12 AM 1.6m 1.5m SSW 11s 3 SSE on 0.5m
1 AM 1.6m 1.5m SSW 11s 1 ENE off 0.1m

About Benete

Benete é um reef break consistente situado contra o dramático cenário da costa sudoeste de Sumbawa, oferecendo aos surfistas intermediários uma onda sólida e agradável. O break tende a produzir paredes limpas e bem moldadas que permitem um surf fluido e progressivo sem as consequências extremas de spots de reef mais pesados nas proximidades. É uma opção confiável quando há swell na água e funciona bem em uma variedade de condições. Um ótimo lugar para marcar em qualquer exploração de surf em Sumbawa.

Local knowledge

Hazards

O reef aqui é raso na maré baixa — corais vivos e rochas afiadas podem causar lacerações feias se você cair mal, então é bom considerar o uso de booties. Uma corrente moderada corre ao longo da borda do reef em swells maiores que podem te arrastar para fora da zona de decolagem; nade paralelo à costa se for pego. Ouriços-do-mar se escondem nas fendas do reef ao redor da entrada e saída, então passe com cuidado e evite colocar as mãos no chão.

Getting there

Benete fica na costa sudoeste de Sumbawa, perto do porto de Benete Bay — a maioria dos surfistas se baseia em Sekongkang ou Maluk e dirige pela estrada costeira para o sul, estacionando perto da pequena aldeia de pescadores à beira da baía. Rema para fora a partir do canal com areia na borda norte do reef, que te dá uma entrada mais limpa e te mantém longe das seções internas mais rasas; saia pelo mesmo caminho e observe o reef à sua direita ao entrar.

Board

Uma shortboard versátil na faixa de 6'2"–6'8" se adapta à maioria das condições aqui — a onda recompensa o surf de rail e um pouco de impulso nas manobras. Em dias menores e mais suaves, uma fish ou híbrida ajudará você a aproveitar ao máximo as paredes mais suaves; se um swell sólido passar, aumente para um modelo um pouco mais longo e estreito com mais potência de paddle.

Localism

mellow — relaxed vibe.

Where to go now

Benete vs. nearby, live
Spot Surf Swell Wind Now
Benete Best now
this spot
1.7m
1.4m 8s
9 on
Good
1 km away
1.8m
1.4m 8s
8 on
Good
6 km away
1.8m
1.4m 8s
15 on
Good
7 km away
1.4m
1.1m 9s
4 on
Good

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Surfing in Sumbawa

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Sumbawa is Indonesia's rugged middle child, sitting east of Lombok and west of Flores, and it remains one of the archipelago's last genuine surf frontiers. Where Bali hums with traffic and beach clubs, Sumbawa offers dry savannah hills, empty white-sand bays, dusty roads and fishing villages where life still moves at its own pace.

✈️Getting there

Most surfers reach Sumbawa overland and by ferry from Bali or Lombok. The classic route is Bali to Lombok, then drive across Lombok to Kayangan and take the public ferry to Poto Tano in West Sumbawa (roughly 1.5–2 hours). From Poto Tano it's a 1–2 hour drive to the Maluk/Sekongkang surf zone.

🛵Getting around

Once on Sumbawa, a scooter is the cheapest and most flexible way to reach nearby breaks, and many surf camps in Maluk and Hu'u rent them with board racks. Roads on the main routes are decent, but expect potholes, livestock, dust in the dry season and stretches of rough or unsealed track to remote bays.

🌤️Climate & season

Sumbawa has a dry, hot tropical climate, drier and more arid than Bali, with two clear seasons. The dry season runs roughly April to October — this is prime surf time, with cleaner conditions, consistent groundswell and steady offshore-to-cross trade winds in the mornings.